The release of Elden Ring is just around the corner, and now we also know when you can start playing on the release day.
Elden Ring will be available on February 25 on Steam, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S, and the community is already quite excited.
Now, publisher Bandai Namco and developer FromSoftware have revealed the exact launch times on their official Twitter account and when you can start playing on Friday.
Once you are in the game, this article might be relevant:
Elden Ring – The best classes for beginners, advanced players, and experts
Elden Ring starts on Steam earlier than the community anticipated
Here are the times for us in Germany: For console and PC players, Elden Ring starts simultaneously.
The game will start at midnight. Many speculated for 7 PM, as that is usually when Steam updates its store.
However, with Elden Ring, you can start as early as midnight. Xbox and PlayStation players should also be able to start by 0:00.
- Console release: 25.02. – 0:00
- Steam release: 25.02. – 0:00
Here are the exact times for different time zones:
Is there a preload? Yes, there is. While you can already download on Xbox, PC and PlayStation players still have to wait. Here is an overview of the preload and download size.
What else is happening before the release? The recently revealed system requirements caused some unrest in the community. They are surprisingly high, especially for RAM.
This sparked a heated discussion due to the minor graphical differences from other FromSoftware games like Sekiro or Dark Souls 3.
Otherwise, the creators revealed the 10 classes of Elden Ring in the past few days, for which we also started a survey: Which one will you start with?
Among all the candidates, especially two figures in the form of the beggar and the prisoner gained many fans. The latter, however, caused some frowns among newcomers,because he is almost naked but as versatile as no other class.
Currently, the anticipation is huge. The Elden Ring subreddit is overflowing with various memes, speculations, and discussions around possible game content.
If you are still undecided whether the game is for you, check out our short check on Elden Ring – Who is the action RPG worth it for?
